In the women’s singles qualification, Neslihan Yigit (Turkey) celebrated her birthday with a tough win over Julie Dawall Jakobsen (Denmark). In three games after almost an hour, Yigit could finally give a sigh of relief on her 24th birthday.

This close win has made Yigit to qualify for main draw. There she will face Ngan Yi Cheun from Hong Kong China.

Also Yigit’s compatriot Aliye Demirbag secured a place in the main draw. She also played a long and hard game against Sabrina Jaquet (Switzerland) and will face Busanan Ongbamrungphan in first round.

Find all the matches, results and live score of the German Open 2019 here